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This article is specifically about the fast of the ninth of Av. To learn about any of the other fast days [[Fast Days|click here]]. | This article is specifically about the fast of the ninth of Av. To learn about any of the other fast days [[Fast Days|click here]]. | ||
== | ==Erev Tisha B'av== | ||
=== | ===Learning Torah=== | ||
#The minhag is not to learn Torah after Chatzot on the afternoon before Tisha B'av except for the parts of Torah that one would be allowed to learn on Tisha B'av anyway.<ref>Rama 553:2</ref> | |||
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===Seuda Hamafseket=== | ===Seuda Hamafseket=== | ||
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#In a year in which the 9th of Av falls out on either Shabbat (in which case the fast is observed beginning at sunset on Shabbat) or on Sunday this meal is not eaten. In such a case, one may enjoy a large sumptuous meal so as to properly celebrate Shabbat, only one must ensure to stop eating before sunset (see "When Tisha Beav Falls Out on Shabbat or Sunday" below).<ref>S.A and Rama 552:10</ref> | #In a year in which the 9th of Av falls out on either Shabbat (in which case the fast is observed beginning at sunset on Shabbat) or on Sunday this meal is not eaten. In such a case, one may enjoy a large sumptuous meal so as to properly celebrate Shabbat, only one must ensure to stop eating before sunset (see "When Tisha Beav Falls Out on Shabbat or Sunday" below).<ref>S.A and Rama 552:10</ref> | ||
=== | ===Tachanun=== | ||
#Tachanun is omitted at Mincha on Erev Tisha Be'av and on Shabbat Tzidkadecha Tzedek is omitted.<ref> | #[[Tachanun]] is omitted at Mincha on Erev Tisha Be'av and on Shabbat Tzidkadecha Tzedek is omitted.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 552:12, there the S.A explains that the 9th of Av is called a "Moed," and thus we treat it as a holiday in this regard by omitting Tachanun as we do on other festivals as well. | ||
For the same reason, Tachanun is not recited on the 9th of Av proper either (S.A 559:4). </ref> | |||
==Fasting== | |||
===Who Should Fast?=== | |||
#It is forbidden for all men of bar mitzvah age and women of bat mitzvah age to partake in eating or drinking on the Tisha BeAv. The fast begins at shkiat hachamah of the 8th of Av and ends at Tzet Hakochavim of the 9th of Av. <ref>Mishna Brurah 554:1, Yalkut Yosef (Moadim p. 577), Halachot and History of The [[Three Weeks]], The Akkad Edition, Congregation Shaare Rahamim Halachot Series. | |||
*Tosfot (Megillah 5b s.v. vebikesh) and Ritva (Megillah 5b) imply that Tisha B'av is only derabbanan or a minhag. See, however, the Taz 554:4 who implies that it is Divrei Kabbalah, from the authority of the navi.</ref> | |||
#A pregnant or nursing woman must fast on Tisha BeAv.<ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 554:5</ref>If the woman has a sickness which is Choleh Shein Bo Sakana, she doesn't have to fast. Yet, in these situations one should always ask an Orthodox Rabbi to assess the situation.<ref>Yalkut Yosef 554 (HaChayvim VeHitanot #1)</ref> | |||
#Some poskim say that if one is exempt from fasting on Tisha B'av, he need not eat in increments. <ref>Sh”t Maharam Shick 289 says that just like on [[Yom Kippur]] we say that if it will not increase the danger by eating in small increments (S”A 618:7), the same applies to Tisha B’av. However, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Nishmat Avraham 4 554:1), [[Shevet Halevi]] 4:46, and Tzitz Eliezer 10:25:16 disagree and say this isn’t necessary for Tisha B’av. </ref> However, one should not overindulge. <ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 554:5, Haghot Maimaniot Hilchot Taaniyot 1:8 </ref> | |||
===Brushing Teeth=== | ===Brushing Teeth=== | ||
